3840x2160 (16:9) 25 fps 604 MB/sec CODEC for desktop PB
by Hilary Koob-Sassen
on
May 13, 2008 at 1:15:42 pm
Hello all,
I am looking for a codec that I can render to from AE and FCP, and can preview 1/2 or 3/4 scaled and actual scle (partial) on my 30" mac desktop.
the AJA whack test on Dulce RX shows (720MB/sec.)easily enough disk throughput to handle 604MB/sec,
but apple uncompressed 10 bit 4:2:2 won't play more than 5sec.
my problem is not editing and rendering of which I will do a variety of methods, but rather
?????what uncompressed codec etc. to render TO????....how to see it,
1/2 or 3/4 scale or actual scale (partial)
on my 30" desktop
so I can check composition...before we finnally have it chopped up for seperate projectors or in the very fancy installation projection system
or to identify the hardware/software bottle necks to playing such a frame size on my desktop.
Re: 3840x2160 (16:9) 25 fps 604 MB/sec CODEC for desktop PB by Dave LaRonde on May 13, 2008 at 3:41:50 pm
[Hilary Koob-Sassen]"?????what uncompressed codec etc. to render TO????....how to see it, 1/2 or 3/4 scale or actual scale (partial) on my 30" desktop so I can check composition...before we finnally have it chopped up for seperate projectors or in the very fancy installation projection system"
I don't think you're going to find any uncompressed codec that will do what you want. You'll need to compress it. If your goal is just to check that the motion is okay, you can render out a half-scale file using some sort of final-delivery codec like H.264, mp4, Sorenson video, etc. You don't even need AE to do it, just Quicktime Pro. Even better would be a compression application like Sorenson Squeeze, if you've got it.
Now, mind you -- this is just for your use. Just to reassure yourself that everything's okay.
Dave LaRonde
Sr. Promotion Producer
KCRG-TV (ABC) Cedar Rapids, IA
Re: 3840x2160 (16:9) 25 fps 604 MB/sec CODEC for desktop PB by Brendan Coots on May 14, 2008 at 7:57:20 am
FCP can play your timeline full screen, provided you will be playing this ON the edit rig.
If that doesn't work for you, you can consider buying or downloading the trial of the Sheer Video Codec. This is a lossless codec (not uncompressed) and the file size is typically much smaller than uncompressed with no visual degradation. The datarate is also much lower than uncompressed, which means less strain on your throughput.
